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Hansie Cronje

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Wessel Johannes Cronje

Born: 25 September 1969, Bloemfontein, Orange Free State
Died: 1 June 2002, George, Western Cape
Major Teams: Free State, Leicestershire, South Africa, Ireland.
Known As: Hansie Cronje
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium


Test Debut: South Africa v West Indies at Bridgetown, Only Test, 1991/92
Latest Test:
South Africa v India at Bangalore, 2nd Test, 1999/00

ODI Debut:
South Africa v Australia at Sydney, World Cup, 1991/92
Latest ODI:
South Africa v Pakistan at Sharjah, Coca-Cola Cup, 1999/00

First-class debut:
Orange Free State v Transvaal at Johannesburg, 1987/88

Leicestershire 1995

Son of NE Cronje (OFS 1960-1971, and former president of OFSCU), brother of FJC Cronje (OFS/OFSB/GW/Bdr/BdrB 1986-1995)

Education: Grey College (Bfn) and UOFS
Junior Representative Cricket: OFS Nuff 1985-87(C), SA Schools 1986-87(C)

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 02/03/2000)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   68  111   9  3714  135   36.41  44.49   6  23   33   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             633.2  243  1288   43  29.95  3-14    0   0  88.3  2.03

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 31/03/2000)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  188  175  31  5565  112   38.64  76.48   2  39   73   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             892.2   33  3966  114  34.78  5-32    1   1  46.9  4.44

FIRST-CLASS
 (1987/88 - 1999/00)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  184  310  33 12103  251   43.69  32  57  121   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling            1649.3  528  3995  116  34.43  4-47    0   0  85.3  2.42

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1988/89 - 1999/00)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  303  284  51  9855  158   42.29   9  69  105   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling            1275.1  5696  170  33.50  5-32    1   1  45.0  4.46

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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An outstanding young leader, Hansie Cronje captained South Africa in 53 of his 68 Test matches, winning 27, before he was banned from cricket for life for his involvement in the match-fixing scandal. His life ended tragically in a plane crash in June 2002.

Cronje captained Free State at the age of 21 and first led his country at 24 when he deputised for the injured Kepler Wessels in Australia. He was 25 when he was officially appointed captain against New Zealand in 1994/95. He had been a losing captain against Australia in Adelaide in 1993/94 and lost again in his first match against New Zealand. Thereafter he led his country to five successive Test victories and by the end of his career he had become South Africa's most successful captain.

Cronje counted six Test centuries among his 3,714 runs (average 36.41) and he also took 43 wickets at less than 30 apiece. He had an even more impressive record as a one-day captain, leading South Africa to victory 99 times. In all he played 188 ODIs, scoring 5,565 runs at 38.64. But he was unable to achieve his greatest ambition, faltering in the two World Cups in which he captained South Africa. In 1996 South Africa lost in the quarter-finals to the West Indies and in 1999, famously, one of the greatest of all one-day games ended in a tie with Australia squeezing through the Edgbaston semi-final to deprive South Africa of a place in the final.

In early 2000 Cronje was implicated in illegal betting activities and, after a commission of inquiry had probed the matter, he was banned for life. Cronje admitted accepting money from bookmakers over several years and also offering money to his team-mates to underperform. Two of these players, Herschelle Gibbs and Henry Williams, were also banned from international cricket for six months. Cronje unsuccessfully attempted to have his ban overturned in court during 2001, but it was widely believed that after the 2003 World Cup in South Africa Cronje and the United Cricket Board would have reached some sort of agreement that would have allowed him to re-enter the game. (Peter Robinson, Copyright CricInfo June 2002)

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